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These things are FAR more historically contingent: as Edwin Amenta and others have shown, in the 1930s, the U. S was the world leader in public social spending and a model for European nations.
Matthew Yglesias » Culture and Size and Scope of Government 2010
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These things are FAR more historically contingent: as Edwin Amenta and others have shown, in the 1930s, the U. S was the world leader in public social spending and a model for European nations.
Matthew Yglesias » Culture and Size and Scope of Government 2010
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At the entrance of the temple of Amenta, at the door of the house of Ptah -- as, later, in the porch of the temple of Solomon -- stood two pillars.
The Builders A Story and Study of Masonry Joseph Fort Newton 1913
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Praise be to thee, O thou ruler of Amenta, Unneferu, who presides in
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy Various 1909
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Osiris, the prince of Amenta, makes thee victorious over thy foes.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy Various 1909
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The, called Amenti and Amenta, 102, 148, 152, 154, Introd.xvi. the Egyptian word so translated, may apply to a higher or opposite world to ours, Introd.xvi., note.
Scarabs The History, Manufacture and Symbolism of the Scarabæus in Ancient Egypt, Phoenicia, Sardinia, Etruria, etc. Isaac Myer 1869
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Let there be no estoppel against me through evidence; let not hindrance be made to me by the Divine Circle; let there not be a fall of the Scale [L] against me in (the) presence of the great god, Lord of Amenta.
Scarabs The History, Manufacture and Symbolism of the Scarabæus in Ancient Egypt, Phoenicia, Sardinia, Etruria, etc. Isaac Myer 1869
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Horus was taken from the desert of Amenta up a high mountain to be tempted by his arch-rival Set.
CNN.com 2011
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Though the pic gains authenticity by tapping into Atria's actual thoughts and words, Amenta relies too heavily on pure fact to shore up his narrative arc, using fiction to fill holes in the intrigue rather than to intensify or multiply its resonant threads.
Variety.com 2010
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Amenta sketchily sets up a contrast between their bond and the prosecutor's troubled relationship with his own daughter, but never follows through.
Variety.com 2010
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